Nursing at Grand Canyon University
What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Grand Canyon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,935 students received their master's degree in nursing.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
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Grand Canyon University Nursing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Grand Canyon University offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
Grand Canyon University Nursing Rankings
There were 368 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Grand Canyon University.
Grand Canyon University Nursing Master’s Program
In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 227 |
Black or African American | 353 |
Hispanic or Latino | 235 |
White | 946 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 168 |
Related Majors
- Health Sciences & Services
- Public Health
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Mental & Social Health Services
Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into
A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.
Occupation | Jobs in AZ | Average Salary in AZ |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 54,690 | $77,000 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 8,160 | $115,770 |
Nurse Practitioners | 3,510 | $110,750 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 840 | $81,110 |
Nurse Midwives | 100 | $114,900 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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